Ragini IPS

<p>The film tells the story about a strict officer, Ragini ( ), who aims to rid the society of goons and corrupt politicians, and also ensure that women lead a safe and decent life. In the process, she is tied to bed and gang raped by 8 to 10 goons as revenge against her; they brutally assault her by using their call girl women as bait. The crux of the story is based around how her name is ruined in the police department and how she takes revenge. The filming of began on 24 May 2012, on ‘s 22nd birthday. The stunts for the film were directed by Mass Madha. Director Anand P. Raju approached actress for an important role in the film but later opted for actress . Having been trained in , all the stunts in the film were performed by Dwivedi herself without using a . The music of the film was composed by . The soundtrack album of the film was released on 8 March 2014. The raunchy song “Menasina Kaaee” went viral on social media and actress who debuts with this film in was compared with late south Indian actress and sex symbol by press and media. Kavya Christopher of gave the album a rating of one out of five and said, “The number of songs for Ragini IPS has been restricted to two, and it is undoubtedly one of the wisest decisions taken by whosoever has done that.” and concluded writing, “Musically, this film assures just mediocrity.” The film was set for release on ‘s 23rd birthday on 24 May 2013 but was postponed to August due to various reasons. It was then postponed for a 27 December release. The release again got delayed after sources said the producer of the film was requested by the producer and director of to postpone its theatrical release due to both films slated to release on 27 December. After delaying the release for almost a year, the film was finally released on 28 March 2014. received positive to mixed reviews from critics upon its theatrical release. G. S. Kumar of gave the film a rating of three out of five and wrote, “…Ragini IPS is purely a commercial flick. The formula is not novel, with action queen Malashri having portrayed similar roles earlier. Ragini’s high-octane stunts may be a draw, but the cop thriller scores low on dialogues.” gave the film a 7.5/10 rating and wrote, “…’Ragini IPS’ a solid action film from one of the ravishing beauty on Kannada screen Ragini.” and concluded writing that the commercial entertainer was worth watching. gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote, “Ragini IPS finally sees a theatrical release and when watched for something out of the box, the audience find nothing but another usual woman oriented action movie. Though the script does not appeal as expected, it is quite successful in entertaining the mass audience and also tells people what is right and wrong in a realistic manner.”</p>